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Genomic and phenotypic characterization of a Clostridioides difficile strain of the epidemic ST37 type from China.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2024
Li Chunhui, Heuler Joshua, Zhu Duolong, Meng Xiujuan, Chakraborty Soumyadeep, Harmanus Céline, Wang Shaohui, Peng Zhong, Smits Wiep Klaas, Wu Anhua, Sun Xingmin
Abstract excerpt
Clostridioides difficile strains of sequence type (ST) 37, primarily including PCR ribotype (RT) 017, are prevalent in mainland China. Our study aimed to compare the major virulence factors of an epidemic C. difficile isolate of ST37 type (Xy06) from China with the well-characterized C. difficile reference strains R20291 (RT027) and CD630E (ST54), as well as a Chinese ST54 strain (Xy07) isolated from the same...
Topics
- Clostridioides difficile
- China
- Animals
- Humans
- Clostridium Infections
- Bacterial Proteins
- Mice
- Genome, Bacterial
- Virulence Factors
- Disease Models, Animal